Police warn Chicago residents after trio of armed carjackings

Chicago police issued an alert to residents of two districts after groups of people have been robbing and carjacking victims at gunpoint on the West Side.

Bullet grazes man in Chicago's West Town

A 46-year-old man was shot at on Chicago's West Side Thursday morning, police said. 

Man shot in the ear in West Town

A man was wounded in a drive-by shooting Thursday morning in the West Town neighborhood.

Woman bites CTA bus driver in West Town

A CTA bus driver was bitten by a passenger after getting into an argument Wednesday night in the West Town neighborhood.

Driver suspected of DUI rear-ends snowplow in West Town

A man suspected of driving under the influence rear-ended a city snowplow Tuesday night in the West Town neighborhood.

CPD cracking down on smash-and-grab robberies
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A West Town liquor store is the latest target of smash-and-grab thieves, as Chicago police say they're working to crack down on retail thefts.

Father of slain boy: Chicago officials must ‘stop pointing fingers', do something about gun violence

The father of a 15-year-old boy who was fatally shot while trying to catch a bus in the West Town area called on elected officials Thursday to stop “pointing fingers” and take action against gun violence in Chicago.

15-year-old Rauner College Prep student fatally shot on Northwest Side

Students at Rauner College Prep in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood are grieving the loss of one of their own, a student who was shot a few blocks away from school Tuesday.

15-year-old Rauner College Prep student fatally shot on Northwest Side
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Students at Rauner College Prep in Chicago?s West Town neighborhood are grieving the loss of one of their own, a student who was shot a few blocks away from school Tuesday.

15-year-old boy fatally shot in Noble Square: ?Caleb touched so many lives?
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Students at Rauner College Prep in Chicago?s West Town neighborhood are grieving the loss of one of their own, a student who was shot a few blocks away from school Tuesday.

Man shot, robbed in West Town Sunday

A 35-year-old man was shot and robbed in West Town early Sunday. 

Burglars stealing jewelry from Near West Side homes

Chicago police are warning residents of a string of burglaries that occurred in November in Near West Side neighborhoods.

4 wounded in drive-by shooting in West Town

Four people were wounded in a drive-by shooting early Wednesday in the West Town neighborhood.

High-end bicycles stolen from businesses in West Town, Lathrop Homes

Chicago police are warning business owners in the West Town and Lathrop Homes neighborhoods about a series of burglaries involving high-end bicycles.